Living Medicine

Memoir Of A Young Chinese Immigrant Who Became A Doctor At The Mayo Clinic. An Inspiring Adventure Which Quickly Moves Between China Cuba Ireland And The U.S. With Three Main Themes. 1. The American Dream Works. 2. Seek First Rate Medical Attention Like At The Mayo Clinic. 3. Strive For A Happy Productive Meaningful Retirement. At Seventeen In 1941 Victoria L. Beckett Fled War-Torn China By Boat To America Without Parents Or A Support Network?Just $50 And A Trunk Of Clothes. Still She Went On To College At Mt. Holyoke To Medical School At University Of Michigan And To Residency Training At The Prestigious Mayo Clinic. Along The Way As A Practicing Doctor She Encountered Gun Shot Victims At 2 A.M. A Car Bomb Outside Trinity College Rich And Poor Patients In Detroit And Dublin Ireland And Patients Set To Sue Every Doctor They Saw. Through Every Experience She Never Saw Herself As Chinese Or A Woman But Simply As Striving To Be The Best Physician She Could Be. Now In Retirement She Has Kept Mentally Alert By Earning A Masters Degree In Psychology And Physically Fit By Teaching Tai-Chi.